| Document ID (ISN) | 68343 |
| CIS number |
97-193 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1059-924X - Journal of Agromedicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Champney M.R., Stallones L., Blehm K.D., Tucker A., Merchant D. |
| Title |
A survey of respiratory symptoms in a farming population in northeastern Colorado |
| Bibliographic information |
1996, Vol.3, No.3, p.47-57. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
A cross-sectional study of respiratory symptoms among farm residents in Colorado, USA involved personal interview, an industrial hygiene evaluation, and pulmonary function testing. The calculated prevalence rate of reduced pulmonary function was 12.7 per 100. Significant associations were found between specific job tasks, smoking, age and duration of involvement in agriculture. Respiratory dysfunction was more strongly associated with cigarette smoking than with any other characteristic of the farm population. The use of questionnaires to correctly identify decreased pulmonary function was of limited value. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
respiratory impairment; agricultural operations |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; USA; respiratory function tests; smoking; epidemiologic study; Colorado |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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